Friday, March 02, 2007

"Tooth decay among poor kids is just as prevalent in Pennsylvania as it is in Maryland, where a 12-year-old boy died Sunday after a cavity-driven infection spread to his brain, state health officials said."

"As of January, only about 5.5 percent (448) of an estimated 8,118 dentists in the state accepted patients on medical assistance, said Dr. Howard Polchinsky, the state's public health dentist."